Pedrinópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...

. Its population as of 2020 was 3,643 people living in a total area of 357 km². The city belongs to the meso-region of Triângulo Mineiro and Alto Paranaíba and to the micro-region of Araxá. It became a municipality in 1962.

Location

Pedrinópolis is located at an elevation of 930 meters, 95 km. southeast of

Uberlândia Uberlândia () is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the fo ...

on the southern shore of the Nova Ponte Represa. The distance to the state capital, Belo Horizonte, is 480 km. Neighboring municipalities are: Iraí de Minas (N), Perdizes (E), Santa Juliana S), and

Nova Ponte Nova Ponte is a Brazilian municipality located in the west of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2020 was estimated to be 15,800 people living in a total area of 1,105 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineir ...

(W).

Communications

Pedrinópolis is connected to both Araxá and Uberlândia by national highway BR-462. The distance to Araxá is 75 kilometers.

Economic activities

The GDP in 2005 was approximately R$49 million, with 20 million reais from services, 1 million reais from industry, and 25 million reais from agriculture. There were 161 rural producers on 14,000 hectares of land. The land is very fertile and agricultural production is high. 44 farms had tractors (2006). Approximately 600 persons were dependent on agriculture. The main crops are coffee, rice, soybeans, potatoes, and corn. There were 12,000 head of cattle (2006). There was 1 bank (2007) and 483 automobiles (2007), giving a ratio of 6 inhabitants per automobile.

Health and education

In the health sector there was 1 public health clinic and 1 hospital with 23 beds (2005). Patients with more serious health conditions are transported to Araxá or to Uberlândia, which are connected by good roads. Educational needs were met by 4 primary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 pre-primary schools. *Municipal

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, wh ...

: 0.789 (2000) *State ranking: 77 out of 853 municipalities as of 2000 *National ranking: 835 out of 5,138 municipalities as of 2000 *Literacy rate: 89% *Life expectancy: 73 (average of males and females) In 2000 the per capita monthly income of R$269.00 was just below the state and national average of R$276.00 and R$297.00 respectively. The highest ranking municipality in Minas Gerais in 2000 was Poços de Caldas with 0.841, while the lowest was

Setubinha Setubinha is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. As of 2020 the population was 12,378 in a total area of 536 km². The elevation is 729 metres. It is part of the IBGE statistical microregion of Teófilo ...

with 0.568. Nationally the highest was São Caetano do Sul in São Paulo with 0.919, while the lowest was Setubinha. In more recent statistics (considering 5,507 municipalities) Manari in the state of

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has the lowest rating in the country—0,467—putting it in last place.

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